Report concludes cycling's governing body 'acted favourably toward Armstrong'

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong has welcomed an investigative report into the murky past of his sport’s governing body, and said he hopes it can help the sport move on from an era that will always be remembered for doping by himself and others.

The report turned up no evidence to sustain previous allegations that Armstrong paid the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) to cover up a positive doping test back in his heyday, but it does explain in great detail how the UCI acted favourably toward Armstrong – a rider dubbed “cycling’s pop star”.